Meet Kasia

Kasia Urbaniak is the founder and CEO of The Academy, a leadership and communication institute specializing in power dynamics and strategic influence. She is the author of the bestselling book Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power and a TED speaker whose talk has reached a global audience.

Over the past decade, Kasia has trained more than 4,000 leaders and visionaries across 30 countries, including senior executives at Fortune 500 companies, partners at global law firms, founders in high growth startups, directors within government agencies, and philanthropists leading major social impact initiatives. Her work equips leaders with the ability to command authority, navigate resistance, and influence outcomes in high stakes environments.

Her methodology has been sought by institutions including the Yale School of Management, the Wharton School of Business, and the United States Navy. She has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Psychology Today, Business Insider, BBC, Bloomberg, and The Guardian, and is widely regarded as a leading authority on power, communication, and leadership presence.

With a background that spans behavioral science, Eastern philosophy, and practical application of power dynamics, Kasia brings a distinctive perspective to modern leadership. Her early training in a female led Taoist monastery in China and her years in high performance roles requiring real time psychological mastery form the foundation of her groundbreaking approach.

Since 2013, women trained through The Academy have gone on to influence major industries, public policy, and global initiatives. This work is not simply advancing women into leadership—it is reshaping the very standards of power and transforming how leadership is practiced.